Date: 4/20/24 8:06 pm From: SUE RICCIARDI <susiericc...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (20 Apr 2024) 233 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2024
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
17
83
232
Turkey Vulture
158
3136
9302
Osprey
15
90
254
Bald Eagle
0
20
82
Northern Harrier
1
28
42
Sharp-shinned Hawk
32
273
354
Cooper's Hawk
1
94
176
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
26
324
Broad-winged Hawk
5
118
118
Red-tailed Hawk
0
51
129
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
2
112
215
Merlin
2
27
36
Peregrine Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Accipiter
0
1
4
Unknown Buteo
0
4
7
Unknown Falcon
0
5
6
Unknown Eagle
0
0
1
Unknown Raptor
0
16
18
Total:
233
4085
11301
Observation start time:
8:00 am
Observation end time:
5:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
9 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin, Dan Walker, Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: George Jett, Mike Keegan
Weather: Completely cloudy with drizzle at the start and completely sunny at the end. 55-71 degrees; visibility went from poor to good with humidity decreasing from 96% to 25%; winds westerly, very light at first, then increasing in velocity to 16 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
Raptor Observations: Only 10 raptors at the end of the first four hours, but as the skies cleared and the winds speeded up, the flight picked up considerably.
Non-raptor Observations: The Blue Jay migration was impressive today with over 600 individuals counted.
Site Description Fort Smallwood Park is located on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Patapsco River, 11 miles south of Baltimore, MD. Best winds are from the southwest.
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